Ok first thanks for all the reviews.This next chapter won't be a scary one per say.Since this is a horror story and since this board more than likely won't let me do the traditional horror movie breast shot I've decided to put in a small love starting chapter.

Disclaimer-Nothing of LMG or Night of the Living Dead is owned by me.

Title-Is That Love In The Air Or Rotting Zombie Flesh

Parker shut the door as she came out of the bathroom so Claire could have a little bit of privacy for a time. She was so lost in her thoughts of trying to figure out just what in the hell was going on,she didn't notice that someone else was in the hall with her.

"How is she?"

"Jesus Christ Ethan! Don't be sneaking up on me like that!" yelled Parker as she spun around to see her seventeen year old classmate leaned up against the hallway wall watching her.

"Sorry Parker I didn't mean to startle you" Ethan said feeling a little quilty" But really how is she doing?"

Parker looked at Ethan with worry starting to show on her face "Well at first I thought she was alright, well, as alright as she could be considering the situation we're in. But now she's starting to throw up a little bit. At first I thought it was just nerves you know. All of us and her being scared shitless because of that thing out in the yard and the road going after us." Parker sighed again frustration "But now......." Parker started to say but stopped.

"But now what?" asked Ethan as he pushed himself off the wall and walked over to stand by Parker.

"As I was cleaning her arm she was starting to get warm to the touch." said Parker as she started to explain what had happened in the time she was in the bathroom with Claire "So when I found a thermometer in the bathroom I used it on her."

"And?"

"Ethan she's got one hell of a fever starting to hit her system." said Parker looking up at him with concern "And it's only getting worse as more time passes."

"Do you think the bit she got from that dead thing out in the yard is responsible for it?" asked Ethan starting to feel concerned "Maybe she picked up some type of bug or uhhh....."Ethan paused to find the right word"....hell I don't know maybe a virus or something from it?"

"That's a possibility" said Parker nodding her head "But it's also possible that she maybe just has the flu bug starting to hit her system."

"Well, if that's all that it is," sighed Ethan "She picked a hell of a bad time to get sick."

"Yeah" was all Parker could say as the days events started to take there toll on her causing her to start to shake with fear.

Seeing this Ethan quickly grabbed her and held her close to his chest in an embrace "Take it easy Parker. Everything is going to be alright.I'm not going to let anything happen to you."

"Really?" Ethan heard her mumble against his chest in a quiet voice.

"Yes, really." Ethan said calmly "I won't let anything happen to one of my girls, if I can help it." After saying that Ethan watched as Parker lifted her head of his chest and took a step back from him. He watched as she wiped the tears of her face with her hands while giving him a funny look the whole time."What?"

"Since when did I become one of YOUR girls?" Parker asked with a large smile starting to form on her face.

"You've always been one of my friends Parker." Ethan told her and than watched as the look of surprise came over her face "Don't tell me you didn't know that?"

"Bu...but your Ethan Kraft!" was all Parker could mutter out as she felt her smile vanish from her face because of the shock Ethan last statement had caused.

"Yes, I know who I am." laughed Ethan.

"What I meant Ethan is that your HillRidge HIgh star athlete! Voted most popular and all that jazz," said Parker "Why would you even consider little old me,Paker McKenzie little Ms. Nobody one of your friends?"

"OK first off your not a nobody!" said Ethan as looked down at Parker "We may not be best buds who hang out together after school everyday and all, but I've always considered you my friend."

Parker felt her smile start to return to her face "But what about Kate?"

"What about her?"

"Isn't she your girl?"

"No, she's not."said Ethan shaking his head "We were only using each other these last few years."

"Using each other?"

"Yeah you know." said Ethan "We were just the schools most popular boy and schools most popular girl dating one another just so we could stay looking cool. Kate never cared about me." Ethan smiled after saying that "Even I'm not that dumb not to know that."

"ETHAN YOUR NOT DUMB!" said Parker trying to make Ethan feel better like he had done for her.

"It's alright Parker." smiled Ethan "The way I see it the fact that I realize I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer also shows I do have some clue on what's going on. And one of the clue that I just got was when I watched you as you were worrying about Claire."

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"I was watching you worry about her and than I also watched as you took her in here and started taking care of her. Claire a girl who has been nothing but evil to you all through high school. But here you are taking care of her."

"But it was the right thing for me to do."

"Exactly" Ethan said still smiling "You cared enough to forget all of what she's done to you and help her. And to me when it comes to finding the right girl that means a whole lot.

"Really?" asked Parker who could hardly believe what Ethan was saying to her.

"Oh yeah a lot more." said Ethan "Even more than the fact that Claire is the cool head cheerleader or the fact that Kate is the supposed hottest girl in school with the best rack for a chest. Oh and by the way did you know that Kate wears padding in her bra to make her chest look bigger?"

Parker could feel her small smile turn in to a big goofy grin that was starting to spread across her face. But before she could say anything she and Ethan heard the toilet in the bathroom flush again.

"I'd better get in there and see if she's OK." Parker said as she turned to look at the bathroom door and than back to Ethan.

"OK" said Ethan as he looked down the hallway back toward the living room "I should probably go find the rest of the gang and see what all that damn hammering is all about."

Parker was just about to open the bathroom door when Ethan voice stopped her.

"Paker?"

"Yes,?" asked Parker as she turned to face him.

"When this is all over and we get out of here." said Ethan looking hopeful "Would you like to go with me sometime to the Digital Bean and maybe grab some coffee?"

"I'd love to Ethan." said Paker.

"Good" Ethan said now the one with the big goofy grin on his face "Well like I said I'd better get back in there and see what's going on."

Parker watched as Ethan went down the hall and was soon out of sight. As she opened the door to the bathroom the whole situation suddenly hit her. She was going to go on a date with Ethan Kraft!

Now that was something to live for, thought Parker as she went into the bathroom to check on Claire.

TBC